Recognizing Communicative Intentions in Infancy

Mind and Language

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-168

  Csibra, Gergely ^a  

^a CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

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EID: 77951957088     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2009.01384.x     Document Type: Article

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